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Thistle

Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • Heb. hoah (2 Kings 14:9; Job 31:40 ). In Job 41:2 the Hebrew word is rendered "thorn," but in the Revised Version "hook." It is also rendered "thorn" in 2 Chronicles 33:11; Proverbs 26:9; Song of Solomon 2:2; "brambles" in Isaiah 34:13 . It is supposed to be a variety of the wild plum-tree, but by some it is regarded as the common thistle, of which there are many varieties in Palestine.

  • Heb. dardar, meaning "a plant growing luxuriantly" (Genesis 3:18; Hosea 10:8 ); Gr. tribolos, "a triple point" (Matthew 7:16; Hebrews 6:8 , "brier," RSV "thistle"). This was probably the star-thistle, called by botanists Centaurea calcitropa, or "caltrops," a weed common in corn-fields. (See THORNS .)

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    These dictionary topics are from M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.
    Bibliography Information
    Easton, Matthew George. Entry for 'Thistle'. Easton's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ebd/​t/thistle.html. 1897.
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